Dec. 26—SOUTHINGTON — Two firefighters are safe after calling a “mayday” while battling an early-morning blaze that displaced five residents of a Howard Avenue home on Thursday, officials say. Southington Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Dube said crews responded to the blaze around 3:15 a.m. and found a basement fire with heavy smoke throughout the single-family...Read More
All, A judge recently threw out a lawsuit that the families of the three fallen Baltimore City Firefighters Lt Paul Butrim, Lt Kelsey Sadler and Firefighter EMT Kenny Lacayo – who were killed in 2022 while fighting that fire in a vacant rowhome – brought against the city, but they plan on refiling the case....Read More
After posing questions about response times in the city to fire/medical calls earlier this year, the “Gazette” can report some progress. We’ve ascertained the city hiccups can be attributed primarily to three things: fire/medical dispatch that could be more efficient, slower than expected en route times from Ocala Fire Rescue, and dysfunctional communication between city...Read More
